Total births
28
Boys' name · since 2021
Aelius
Since 2021, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Aelius, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 28
- total births
- 2021–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
28 boys have been named Aelius since 2021, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Aelius has 28 recorded births among boys since 2021, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2025.
- 28 total births
- 2021–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
28 boys have been named Aelius since 2021, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 28
- total births
- 2021–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Aelius was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
12 babies were named Aelius in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Aelius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aelius's full recorded timeline at 2023, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aelius at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2021
Aelius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Aelius by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Aelius's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Aelius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 28 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aelius? ▼
28 babies have been named Aelius since 2021. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2025 with 12 births.
When was Aelius most popular? ▼
Aelius was most popular in the 2020s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Aelius been used? ▼
Records for Aelius go back to 2021, giving 5 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Aelius? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aelred. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2021–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aelius: Baby Name Since 2021 - 28 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aelius. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aelius draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.